KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Former NFL Player; Founder of First Fruits Farm; Farmer & Philanthropist; Founder of Wisdom For Life Ministries

Grammy Award-Winning Producer, Record Executive, DJ & Rapper

Chef, TV Host & Restaurateur Known for Chef & the Farmer & Lenoir; Host of PBS' "A Chef's Life" & "Somewhere South"; Author, "Deep Run Roots"

Iconic Former NASCAR Race Car Driver; Known as "The King"; Most Decorated Driver in NASCAR History; Hall of Fame Inductee

Director, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Accountability Coach, Corporate Speaker & Trainer; Executive Coach with Novus Global

Social Entrepreneur; Growth Mindset & Women's Empowerment Speaker; Chief Creative Officer at Mic Drop Workshop; Founder of Headbands of Hope; Bestselling Author of "Chasing the Bright Side" & "Create Your Bright Ideas"

Bestselling Author, Senior Fellow at Duke University, Entrepreneur

Former President of IBM & CEO of Red Hat

Retired Professional Soccer Forward; Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist; Founding Member of the Women's United Soccer Association

Artist , Fashion Designer & Professor; Contestant on Season 12 of "Project Runway"

Technology & Diversity Marketer; Mentor; Storyteller; Inclusion & Culture Practitioner

Former Captain of the U.S. National Women's Soccer Team; Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist; Assistant Coach of Duke Women's Soccer Team

Leadership Training Innovator

Leadership Speaker & Marketing Executive; Women’s Sports Champion

Artist, Architect & Educator; Extreme Environment Photographer

Professor at Duke University School of Medicine; Former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Bestselling Memoir Author, Teacher, Foster Care & Child Welfare Advocate

Author of "Everything Happens for a Reason"; Professor of the History of Christianity in North America at Duke University Divinity School; Expert on "Prosperity Gospel"

Founder & Executive Director of the Peace Garden Project